夏
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xià · summer

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3Frequency #3828
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

夊Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 夏

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xiàWords pronounced xià
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Example sentences

Notice where 夏 sits in each complete thought.

Hé nǐ zài yì qǐ, quán nián dōu shì xià tiān.和你在一起,全年都是夏天。

With you it's summer all year round.

Source: Tatoeba #829707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià rì de yáng guāng zhào zài wǒ men shēn shàng.夏日的阳光照在我们身上。

The summer sun glared down on us.

Source: Tatoeba #336630 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài xià jì, wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì xǐ gè zǎo.在夏季,我每天早上都会洗个澡。

I take a bath every morning in the summer.

Source: Tatoeba #10986109 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài xià tiān de wǎn shàng, wǒ mén shuì dé bú shì hěn hǎo.在夏天的晚上,我們睡得不是很好。

We cannot sleep well on summer nights.

Source: Tatoeba #1225672 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kuài diǎn, xià tiān dōu kuài guò wán le ......快点,夏天都快过完了......

Hurry up, the summer is almost over...

Source: Tatoeba #3341555 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià tiān hěn kuài guò qù le.夏天很快过去了。

The summer was over in no time.

Source: Tatoeba #1409397 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 夏 in context

  1. Say xià, then recall the core meaning: summer.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 夏天 (xià tiān), meaning “summer”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 夏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.